What to watch in the week ahead: Trade chatter, key economic data and Walmart earnings
The biggest factor for markets in the week ahead is the progress of trade negotiations between the U.S. and China.
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G-20 chiefs: World economic growth to revive later this year
The global economy is likely to pull out of a brief growth slump later this year — with a little help from the world...
Oil prices up above 1 percent on strong U.S. economic data, Libya supply risks
Oil prices climbed more than 1 percent on Friday as strong U.S. employment data tempered fears that global crude demand...
Jamie Dimon: US 'absolutely' right to enter trade war, despite short-term economic toll
J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says there are "serious issues" affecting global companies that need to be addressed.
Oil prices hit by worries of sharp economic slowdown
Oil prices slipped on Monday, with concerns of a sharp economic slowdown overshadowing support from tighter supply due t...
Stocks tumble as economic worries grip investors—four experts react to the drop
Fears of slowing global growth pressured the major averages on Friday, and market-watchers are split on what investors s...
Another Role for Construction Cranes: Economic Indicator
To help its clients assess hiring trends, a construction consulting firm created a crane index, which also provides a sn...
Wall Street's powerful semiconductor rally shows signs of going bust, economic forecaster warns.
ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan warns investors could get scorched by one of 2019's most popular groups.
Better economic data needed before Wall Street can rise back to all-time highs
Stocks kicked off 2019 with a bang, but markets will need improving economic data to make a run at last year's reco...
Northern Ireland firms warn of economic, social risks from no-deal Brexit
Northern Ireland businesses urged British lawmakers on Sunday to seek a compromise over the country's departure fro...
Powell says economic theory of unlimited borrowing supported by Ocasio-Cortez is just 'wrong'
An increasingly popular theory espoused by progressives posits that the government can continue to borrow to fund social...
Here's why it's a mistake to blame the Fed for the world's economic ills
The Fed should remain on course, ignore its critics and maintain its goals of maximum employment and price stability.
A Fed pivot, born of volatility, missteps, and new economic reality
The Federal Reserve's promise in January to be "patient" about further interest rate hikes, putting a three-year-ol...
Bad economic news is bad for the stock market again with the Fed already on hold
Bad news for the economy is no longer good news for the stock market.
Economic data, healthcare shares pressure Wall Street
U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday after a recent run of gains, pressured by weak economic data and a drop in healthcar...
US economic momentum can hold the cycle for a 'few more quarters,' JP Morgan's Kolanovic says
"[The economy's] slowing down, but ... we think it's way above the stall speed," top J.P. Morgan strategist Ma...
Iran says it will defy 'economic war' as U.S. reimposes curbs
Iran said it would defy the reimposition of more U.S. sanctions on Monday, condemning as "economic war" Washington'...
China economic growth slumps to weakest since 2009, demand ebbs as trade war bites
China's economic growth cooled to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis in the third quarter, raising...
Mexico says new U.S. trade deal won't block other economic relations
Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray told his Chinese counterpart in a phone call on Saturday that Mexico'...
Fed raises rates, sees at least three more years of economic growth
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday, as expected, and forecast three more years of economic growth as...